You can also attach some large planter boxes to the chimney and grow some trailing annuals/perennials (don't forget to water in winter), which will break up the monolith of the chimney. 

The problem we have today is it is perennially the SAME poor.

As for plants, I like perennials, buy them once and you are done!  

I think there is the most opportunity in high value add specialty crops/perennial crops (things you don’t replant every year Aka trees, vines, asparagus, etc).

Of course you don't have to go that extreme, but you ARE going to have to make the kind of hard choices the perennially broke, and that's most of us, never make.All to say, it's not going to be a cakewalk and you're not going to change one little thing and everything will be OK.

you have no history with the tenants to know if this is truly a one off occurrence, or if they are perennially late payers.  

Level the ground, add an inch of gravel then play legos tomake them fit neatly. no mortar no pins but plant appropriate above- trailing rosemary, and perennials for you climate.Where is this?

If you're looking to exclusively invest in Collins County or similar areas then you can kiss those numbers goodbye, but many other places (including Little Rock, a perennial city with strong rent demand) have a R/V ratio that will serve you well.What is the big picture thing that you want to get out of investing? 

Myrtle Beach and Branson and Orlando are perennial favorites. 

@Sam Munroe as a general rule of thumb, small multi fams will often have better cashflow, and single fam properties will often have better appreciation.cashflow vs. appreciation is a perennially discussed topic on BP and around other real estate media spaces, and it's well worth educating yourself on the topic.As is often mentioned, cashflow is similar to defense in the sense that it's relatively unlikely for a good cashflowing property to go into default....but, it's difficult to get truly wealthy from cashflow alone.